The Vietnamese economic outlook remains positive largely due to the country’s ongoing macroeconomic stability and the continued strong performance of the foreign-invested manufacturing export sector. This is according to CBRE’s 2014 quarterly report.

London’s West End remained the world’s highest-priced office market but Asia continued to dominate the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for three of the top five markets, according to CBRE Research’s semi-annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey. The study also found that prime rents are rising fastest in the Americas.

Over three quarters of property investors in EMEA plan to increase real estate weightings in the region in 2015 according to the benchmark 2015 Global Investor Sentiment survey from Colliers International.

The Cairo real estate market showed signs of strengthening in the residential market and stability in the commercial sector due to new projects in the second of half of 2014. This according to JLL’s Cairo Real Estate Market Overview report.

Flat-pack construction may bring to mind IKEA home furniture, but using wood to replace concrete and steel as the basis for tall buildings is a viable reality thanks to next generation engineered timber and global advocacy.

Technological, societal and economic changes alter the way we shop which has implications for those involved in the retail sector. Retailers, developers and investors alike need to be innovative to stay on top of the game in the shopping centre industry.

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